The bar chart below illustrates the amounts of money spent by 18-20 year-olds in one country on five different types of products in 2010 and 2014.
In terms of overall expenditure, food consistently accounted for the largest share of total spending, while books witnessed a huge decline. It is clear that most categories experienced an increase throughout the period, except for books, which declined, and clothes, which remained unchanged.
In 2010, food was the most expenditure, reaching 38 million dollars and turning into approximately 43 million dollars four years later. Clothes formed the second-largest usage at exactly 25 million; unlike food, its expenditure stayed unchanged between the two years.
A different trend is seen in the remaining categories. Spending on smartphones rose substantially, climbing from 20 million to approximately 27 million. Similarly, expenditure on toiletries showed a slight increase, moving from 18 millions to 20 million in two periods. However, books showed the opposite pattern, dropping sharply from 10 million to 5 million, becoming the least-funded of all categories in both years.